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Riddell to captain Scotland 7s in Bucharest

Scotland 7s forward Scott Riddell will captain the abbreviated national team this weekend (Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September) at the FIRA-AER European Grand Prix Sevens Series event in Bucharest.

The tournament will be a chance for the coaching staff to measure where the team are ahead of the first leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia on the Gold Coast on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.

The side will be a mix of experience and youth with Gregor Young making his first outing and Joseva Nayacavou returning after being involved in Lyon. Watsonians’ 21-year-old centre Jack Ferguson has also been named.

The remainder of the squad is made up of professionals Struan Dewar, Michael Maltman, Chris Dean, Alex Glashan, Mark Robertson, James Johnstone, Andrew Turnbull and James Fleming, who have all had game time in the RBS Premiership the past fortnight.

Head coach, Stephen Gemmell, said: “A number of our players have played in the RBS Premiership recently as we conclude the pre-season phase of our training. This weekend’s tournament in Romania will be our next step ahead of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

“The Gold Coast is less than a month away, so it’s important our players are back playing in the sevens game, so we can measure and develop where we are at.

“The FIRA-AER tournaments are good for us because there is the challenge of playing seven games over two days and you play a mix of teams who will also be finalising their preparations for the HSBC Sevens World Series, as well as other European opposition who are continuing to improve in strength.

“Michael Fedo, Colin Gregor and John Houston, among others, have not been selected on this occasion as they are recovering from injury, but Houston will be given match time as he is released to Edinburgh Accies for this weekend’s game against Melrose.”

In Romania the Scotland side will play Ukraine (8.22am on Saturday), Germany (11.38am on Saturday), France (2.54pm on Saturday), Russia (5.26pm on Saturday) and Spain (9.06pm on Sunday) in Pool B. All times are UK time.

Notes to editors

2014 Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s ticket prices frozen!

Tickets for the 2014 Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s tournament, the eighth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, will remain from £15 per day for adults and £7.50 for concessions.

Tickets will be sold for particular stands and for designated days, with weekend passes also available from £25. Family tickets (two adults and two under-18s) can be bought for £35. Buy tickets now.

For all the up-to-date news and information on next year’s tournament visit www.scottishrugby.org and follow @Glasgow 7s on Twitter.

2014 Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s

Scotland are hosting the penultimate leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, for a third year, at The Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May 2014.

The event, led by Scottish Rugby, is a partnership with Glasgow Life, Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Government and Event Scotland with the assistance of sportscotland and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau:

The HSBC Sevens World Series is a globally recognised event featuring 16 international teams, 15 core and one invitational per tournament, from across the globe.